The Ravens better hope quarterback Joe Flacco is in a generous mood this offseason.
Flacco will be in the fourth year of a six-year contract that calls for him to earn $18 million in base salary in 2016 with $28.5 million going against the salary cap. Ideally, the Ravens would like to restructure Flacco's deal and make it more cap friendly so they can sign several prominent free agents.
They will need a lot of luck, because they don't have any leverage.
"Over time, and frankly beginning next year, Flacco's contract will create some challenges for them that they're going to have to figure out," said ESPN analyst Joe Banner, a former top executive with the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.